State and Region

Kansas could get its second nuclear power plant — this time with a new, advanced design

One of the companies leading the charge to deploy safer, smaller, faster-to-build nuclear reactors is hoping to find a site for one in Kansas. TerraPower, cofounded by former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, began construction last month on its first power plant of this kind in southwest Wyoming as a ...

Kansas utility regulators approve Evergy rate increase

TOPEKA — Kansas utility regulators on Thursday approved Evergy’s request to increase rates by $128 million, which will raise the average residential electric bill about $8.47 each month. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved the unanimous settlement agreement that had been reached in ...